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A new blog project, “Wake In Progress”, ambitiously attempts to put illustrations to Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. The creator of these illustrations, Stephen Crowe, began his work over a year ago and has posted 20 pictorial slides to his site. Crowe writes that his illustrations are his attempt to honour the book by purposefully creating pictures that look like they belong in a rubbish pile: “When I began this project, I wanted the look of the illustrations to take into account the book’s various incarnations — to appear variously as an illuminated manuscript, as the work of an obsessive artist, and as scavenged discoveries of the city dump.” Visit “Wake in Progress” to view Crowe’s illustrations and to watch his project unfold.

A new play entitled “Gibraltar,” adapted from Ulysses for the stage by Patrick Fitzgerald and performed at the Bowery Electric in New York City, began its run on Monday, Oct. 11, and will continue until Nov. 29. Each Monday at 7 PM, Fitzgerald’s two-person 90-minute production depicts the interactions between and story of Leopold and Molly Bloom. Bloom is played by Fitzgerald, who was seen most recently in the Irish Repertory Theater’s production of W.B. Yeat’s plays, and British-born actress Cara Seymour plays Molly Bloom. Reviewers state that Fitzgerald’s production “greatly enhance[s] the cohesiveness of James Joyce’s masterpiece.” Additionally, Fitzgerald claims to have discovered new insights about Ulysses and Molly’s final soliloquy, which he enthusiastically announces at the end of this article.

“Gibraltar” will be performed on Mondays, Oct. 11, 18 & 25, and Nov. 15, 22 & 29.  For ticket prices and location of the Bowery Electric, please visit the Bowery Electric’s webpage.